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712. Flowers not yellow, the individual ones ^ in. long or 

 less. 



Plants 2-5 ft. high 



Leaves simple Vervain no, 722 



Leaves apparently compound Garden Valerian no. 721 



Plants 6-18 in. high 



Plants not aromatic 



Bugle-weed and Water Hoarhound no. 717 



Plants aromatic, with strong mint odor Mint no. 713 



713. MINT. MENTHA. 



Erect, strongly aromatic herbs with the familiar pepper- 

 mint odor, with opposite, toothed, usually dotted leaves, and 

 an angled or square stem. Flowers small, usually y^ in. long 

 in close tight head-like clusters among the leaves, or in ter- 

 minal spikes, or both. Corolla tubular, almost symmetrical, 

 or very slightly i-sided, pale purplish-white. (Laniiaccac.) 

 See No. 740. There are several species, all native of Eu- 

 rope, except the American Wild Mint. The most common 

 are : 



Flowers in terminal spikes, or a few also among the upper leaves 



Plants smooth Common Mint no. 714 



Plants hairy Horse Mint no. 715 



Flowers in tight close clusters, wholly among the leaves 



American Wild Mint no. 716 



714. Common Mint. Mentha spicata. A smooth perennial 

 8-18 in. high. Leaves opposite, sharply toothed, almost stalk- 



